Texas Big Tree Registry This partial list of the largest trees in Texas is from the Texas Forest Service. The list, last updated in January 2007, contains species native or naturalized to the state. Source: Texas Forest Service, texasforestservice.tamu.edu. Circum- Crown Height Common Name Latin Name County ference (feet) Spread Status (inches) (feet) * Ash, Berlandier (Mexican-) Fraxinus berlandierana Cameron 252 48 72 Ash, Green (Red Ash) Fraxinus pennsylvanica Navarro 324 55 95 * Ash, Texas (Mountain Ash) Fraxinus texensis Bandera 76 72 67 Ash, White Fraxinus americana Polk 150 116 66 Aspen, Quaking Populus tremuloides Culberson 33 67 14 Baldcypress Taxodium distichum var. distichum Real 438 96 112 * Bladcypress, Montezuma Taxodium mucronatum Cameron 287 68 89 Beech, American Fagus grandifolia Sabine 150 132 66 Birch, River Betula nigra Red River 101 86 56 Birch, River Betula nigra Lamar 118 65 69 Boxelder (Ashleaf Maple) Acer negundo Tarrant 106 52 59 # Buckeye, Texas Aesculus glabra var. arguta Gillespie 59 39 35 ** Cherry, Escarpment Prunus serotina var. eximia Real 102 51 53 ** Cherry, Escarpment Prunus serotina var. eximia Kerr 102 51 53 Cherry, Southwestern Black Prunus serotina var. rufula Jeff Davis 111 40 46 ∆ Chinaberry Melia azedarach San Augustine 117 53 46 Cottonwood, Eastern Populus deltoides var. deltoides Bandera 372 80 100 * Cottonwood, Meseta Populus fremontii var. mesetae Brewster 211 49 84 Cottonwood, Plains Populus deltoides var. occidentalis Lipscomb 264 62 96 * Cottonwood, Rio Grande Populus fremontii var. wislizeni Jeff Davis 367 92 118 Crabapple, Prairie (Blanco-) Malus ioensis Blanco 13 12 14 Cypress, Arizona Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica Brewster 134 91 33 Dogwood, Flowering Cornus florida Rusk 72 34 41 Dogwood, Roughleaf Cornus drummondii Dallas 18 19 20 Douglas-Fir, Rocky Mountain Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca Culberson 120 98 29 Elm, American Ulmus americana Cherokee 256 80 110 Elm, Cedar Ulmus crassifolia Kendall 131 73 72 Elm, Slippery Ulmus rubra Ellis 85 90 67 Elm, Winged Ulmus alata Leon 135 64 88 Hackberry (Common-) Celtis occidentalis Titus 137 79 59 Hackberry, Netleaf Celtis reticulata Culberson 76 30 52 Hackberry, Spiny Celtis pallida Hidalgo 11 27 16 Hawthorn, Blueberry * Crataegus brachyacantha Nacogdoches 98 36 46 (Blue Haw) * Hawthorn, Texas Crataegus texana Harris 28 25 28 * Hawthorn, Tracy (Mountain-) Crataegus tracyi Jeff Davis 42 27 26 Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis Tyler 140 133 110 * Hickory, Black Carya texana Sabine 118 127 70 Hickory, Nutmeg Carya myristiciformis Franklin 111 115 66 Hickory, Water (Bitter Pecan) Carya aquatica Harrison 133 113 76 Holly, American Ilex opaca var. opaca Houston 126 53 57 * Huisache (Sweet Acacia) Acacia fornesiana Atascosa 160 29 43 Juniper, Ashe * Juniperus ashei Comal 139 41 49 (Mountain Cedar) Madrone, Texas Arbutus texana Uvalde 118 41 48 Magnolia, Southern Magnolia grandiflora Smith 223 67 90 Magnolia, Sweetbay Magnolia virginiana Hardin 118 94 52 (Swamp-) Maple, Canyon (Bigtooth-) Acer grandidentatum Bandera 85 40 45 Maple, Florida Acer barbatum Tyler 125 43 55 (Southern Sugar Maple) Maple, Red Acer rubrum Morris 105 79 60 Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum Jasper 84 73 64 * National Champion ** National Co-Champion # Nominated for national champion ∆ Naturalized species Circum- Crown Height Common Name Latin Name County ference (feet) Spread Status (inches) (feet) Prosopis glandulosa * Mesquite, Honey Real 172 55 89 var. glandulosa Mulberry, Red (Moral) Morus rubra Dallas 182 53 54 * Mulberry, Texas Morus microphylla Presidio 100 30 48 ∆ Mulberry, White Morus alba Wilbarger 240 36 36 * Oak, Bigelow (Shin Oak) Quercus durandii var. breviloba Travis 113 41 52 Oak, Black Quercus velutina Harrison 125 65 66 Oak, Black Quercus velutina Van Zandt 129 60 62 Oak, Blackjack Quercus marilandica Franklin 113 57 65 ** Oak, Bluejack (Sandjack-) Quercus incana Cherokee 83 68 45 ** Oak, Bluejack (Sandjack-) Quercus incana Wood 87 61 45 Oak, Bur (Mossycup-) Quercus macrocarpa Tarrant 218 81 105 Oak, Cherrybark Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia Panola 242 118 124 Oak, Compton Quercus x comptoniae Newton 238 88 120 Oak, Durand Quercus durandii var. durandii Liberty 142 75 56 * Oak, Graves (Chisos Red-) Quercus gravesii Val Verde 145 51 41 * Oak, Havard (Havard Shin-) Quercus havardii Yoakum 58 33 30 * Oak, Lacey (Blue-) Quercus glaucoides Comal 114 53 74 Oak, Laurel Quercus laurifolia San Jacinto 154 96 85 Oak, Live (Encino) Quercus virginiana var. virginiana Brazoria 386 67 100 * Oak, Mohr Quercus mohriana Culberson 37 18 20 Oak, Post Quercus stellata var. stellata Bowie 208 92 104 Oak, Southern Red Quercus falcata var. falcata Shelby 268 87 68 * Oak, Texas (Spanish Oak) Quercus shumardii var. texana Tarrant 198 70 82 * Oak, Texas Live Quercus virginiana var fusiformis Young 357 48 80 Oak, Water Quercus nigra Freestone 238 75 108 Oak, White Quercus alba Newton 204 110 69 Oak, Willow Quercus phellos Bowe 235 95 76 Osage-Orange (Bois-d’Arc) Maclura poomifera Bowie 256 61 83 ** Palmetto, Dwarf Sabal minor (S. louisiana) Brazoria 43 28 13 ** Palmetto, Dwarf Sabal minor (S. louisiana Brazoria 42 24 12 ** Palmetto, Mexican Sabal mexicana Hidalgo 61 50 15 ** Palmetto, Mexican Sabal mexicana Cameron 61 45 20 Pawpaw Asimina triloba San Augustine 20 41 22 Pecan Carya illinoensis Parker 258 91 117 Persimmon, Common Diospyros virginiana Cass 79 80 50 * Persimmon, Texas (Chapote) Diospyros texana Uvalde 71 25 36 # Pine, Arizona Pinus arizonica var. stormiae Brewster 110 94 47 Pine, Loblolly Pinus taeda Rusk 159 137 40 Pine, Longleaf Pinus palustris Sabine 117 115 33 Pine, Longleaf Pinus palustris Sabine 123 102 44 ** Pine, Mexican Pinyon Pinus cembroides Brewster 67 57 40 ** Pine, Mexican Pinyon Pinus cembroides Brewster 74 49 37 Pine, Pinyon (Nut Pine) Pinus edulis Hudspeth 71 40 39 Pine, Rocky Mountain Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum Jeff Davis 134 110 46 Ponderosa Pine, Shortleaf Pinus echinata Smith 151 91 68 Plum, Chickasaw (Sand-) Prunus angustifolia Lubbock 23 18 28 ** Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana Harris 65 21 31 ** Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana Hood 68 17 17 * Plum, Wildgoose (Munson -) Prunus munsoniana Dallas 25 36 35 Redbud, Eastern Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Upshur 78 42 40 (Judas-Tree) # Redbud, Texas Cercis canadensis var. texensis Parker 81 20 39 Redcedar, Eastern Juniperus virginiana San Augustine 187 78 47 Redcedar, Southern Juniperus silicicola Mongomery 123 68 46 ∆ Russian-Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia Lubbock 82 39 39 * National Champion ** National Co-Champion # Nominated for national champion ∆ Naturalized species Circum- Crown Height Common Name Latin Name County ference (feet) Spread Status (inches) (feet) * Saffron-Plum (Coma) Bumelia celastrina Hidalgo 55 30 32 Sassafras Sassafras albidum San Augustine 208 64 68 ∆ Silktree (Mimosa) Albizia julibrissin Red River 117 36 71 * Soapberry, Western Sapindus drummondii Aransas 108 61 65 Sparkleberry (Farkleberry) Vaccinium arboreum Houston 62 18 31 Sparkleberry (Farkleberry) Vaccinium arboreum Smith 33 32 27 Sugarberry Celtis laevigata Nacogdoches 162 92 79 (Sugar Hackberry) # Sumac, Evergreen Rhus virens Uvalde 37 15 16 * Sumac, Evergreen Rhus virens Comal 31 14 27 * Sumac, Prairie (Flameleaf-) Rhus lanceolata Gillespie 71 26 45 Sumac, Smooth Rhus glabra Dallas 14 24 16 Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Van Zandt 244 91 96 Sycamore (Am. Planetree) Platanus occidentalis Houston 333 82 84 Sycamore (Am. Planetree) Platanus occidentalis Van Zandt 302 93 65 ∆ Tallowtree (Chinese-) Sapium sebiferum Orange 40 54 41 * Tupelo (Blackgum) Nyssa sylvatica var. sylvatica Wood 232 110 81 Tupelo, Water (Swamp-) Nyssa aquatica Jasper 151 110 61 Walnut, Arizona Juglans major Blanco 169 78 76 Walnut, Black Juglans nigra Bowie 169 66 105 Walnut, Little (Nogalito) Juglans microcarpa Jeff Davis 137 48 56 Willow, Black Salix nigra Dallas 229 45 58 Willow, Yewleaf Salix taxifolia Presidio 74 27 33 Witch-Hazel Hamamelis virginiana Tyler 6 26 10 Yaupon Ilex vomitoria Hardin 32 21 24 # Yucca, Beaked Yucca rostrata Dallas 57 19 11 Yucca, Carneros * Yucca carnerosana Hudspeth 51 25 10 (Spanish Dagger) * Yucca, Faxon Yucca faxoniana Hudspeth 91 18 9 * Yucca, Trecul Yucca treculeana Cameron 24 30 9 * National Champion ** National Co-Champion # Nominated for national champion ∆ Naturalized species Authorities measure Texas’ largest live oak in the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge. AP/Todd Yates photo..